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We love the smell of bacon in the morning as it wafts through the campground. Who wouldn’t? But we know there are more options for a delicious, easy, and healthy breakfast in the outdoors.

You have probably heard of the new trend in make-ahead oatmeal, or overnight oats, as some people call them. We’re seeing lots of it on Pinterest. So, in case you’d like to give it a try, we found some delicious looking recipes.

This batch of recipes that we found on Pinterest seems to be the most decadent. You could try one each day while you’re here. We’re having a hard time deciding which one to start with.Almond butter & jelly

Banana Nut Bread

Almond Joy

Blueberry Muffin

Carrot Cake

German Chocolate Cake

Pina colada

The how-to seems easy enough. You can use glass jars or really any container of your choosing. In the evening you put equal parts of old fashioned or steel cut oats and some milk into the jar. Maybe start with 1/2 cup of each.

Then you add the personality. You can add fruit, nuts (and walnuts, of course), and/or seeds to create the flavor profile you like best.

Pop them in the fridge overnight and sprinkle them with granola, coconut, or maybe some chocolate chips and you’re ready to enjoy. We think they’d be a great start to day of fun at the campground. And they are easily customized to suit every family member’s favorite flavors.

Let us know if you try these and if you created your own combinations. We’d love to get some ideas from you and give them a try.

There are plenty of things you can make ahead, freeze, and bring with you to the campground to make meals simpler while you are here. We often don’t think about veggies when we’re planning foil pack meals and they can really be delicious so following is a few ideas.

Grilled Vegetable Foil Packs – These take about ten minutes to prepare and can feed a hungry crowd. You can make them at home, freeze them, and toss them in the cooler to thaw slowly. You’ll need corn on the cob, baby red potatoes, a few carrots, a zucchini, an onion, some butter, Dijon mustard, thyme, salt & pepper. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and toss to coat them well. Place them in foil packs and, cook them at home. Once done, you can toss them in the freezer all ready to go.

Sensational Foil Pack Vegetables – This is another ten minute operation to get everything together and ready to cook. Cut up some red and yellow peppers, a zucchini, some mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, and add Italian dressing and top with Parmesan cheese before serving. You can cook these ahead and freeze for a quick and easy side dish when you’re camping.

Grilled Sweet Potato and Pepper Foil Packs – These foil packs will be filling as well as tasty. The richness of the sweet potatoes make them more like a meal. Add cubed sweet potatoes, yellow bell pepper, butter, honey, salt, and chives to this mix. You’ll have a sweet but hearty addition to those burgers and fries.

Camping meals can be simple and healthy when you use the right ingredients and cooking methods. All these foil packs can be made ahead and will save you lots of clean up after dinner. We hope the whole family enjoys them. Let the kids help make them, too. They love being part of the camping experience and they will enjoy knowing they had a hand in making dinner.

Summer is the times to enjoy freshly grilled foods ranging from steaks and kabobs to veggies and even grilled sandwiches. There are a variety of delicious options to try on your next camping trip. They are easy to make and will please and group of hungry campers.

There are plenty of reasons to love camping, but something that many people remember about any outdoor camping adventure is the food that you create around the campfire or grill. When you think about it, there is something wonderful about cooking food over an open fire, and then enjoying your meal in good company with plenty of fresh air around you.

While there are a number of great choices in camping foods, a grilled sandwich always makes for a delicious option. These sandwiches are not only easy to pack up for the trip, but they are also easy to make. These are a few considerations that you can keep in mind for grilled sandwiches.

Of course, you never want to overlook the idea of the perfect grilled cheese sandwich. Instead of the basic sandwich in between two slices of bread with butter and cheese, you can dress it up a bit. Think about buttering the bread and then adding some seasonings or coarse sea salt before putting it on the grill. You can also put together something on the side, like a few slices of bacon or ham.

Another tasty idea is a grilled pizza sandwich, which is a recipe similar to that of a grilled cheese with the exception of just using pizza toppings on the inside instead. Bring along some mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce and even a few pepperoni slices between the bread and then grill it to perfection as a way for something unique.

Finally, you can think about ending the meal with a dessert grilled sandwich. Pack up some bread and than think about bringing your favorite pie filling, including options like blueberry, peach or apple. Prepare the sandwich just like you would a regular grilled cheese and then put the fruit filling inside before putting on the grill. This is a wonderful, delicious way that you can finish up your campfire meal and make everyone happy.

Most people believe that camping cuisine always has to consist of convenience foods but this is not the case at all. In fact, you can make plenty of healthy dishes while out in the wild, including overnight oats. If you have never tried this and you want to do things right, here are some useful tips.

The key to creating the most palatable oats would be to use enough liquid. Unlike traditional oatmeal recipes, the ratio of liquid to oats should be 2:1. While the mixture is sitting all night, all of the liquid will be absorbed. If there is not enough, you will end up with something that is very dense and pasty. On the flip side, using too much means you will end up with something that is soupy. You may need to do a little trial and error before getting things to turn out perfectly.

Add your toppings right before eating. It might seem like a time saver to throw everything in the jar when making your oats, but this is not as wise decision at all. This can throw off the balance needed to create the best texture. All you should have in the mixture is oats and milk; things like nuts and fruit can be added later. With that said, chia seeds and protein powder are two additives that can be added at the beginning of the process.

Mix your oatmeal before digging in. Some people are not very pleased when they first try this since the texture is different from typical oatmeal. If you blend all your mix-ins well, it will make it far more pleasing to eat.

The next time you go camping, you don’t have to be stuck eating a protein bar for breakfast. Use this advice and you can have tasty oats ready to eat when you wake up in the morning.

How do you make your own energy bars? You’ve come to the right place because we’ll tell you. Here’s a recipe you can try.

1. Ingredients And Equipment- There are three things you’ll need, and those are almonds or any kind of nuts, as well as your choice of dried fruit and dried dates. As for equipment, you will need a knife, some plastic wrap and a food processor. Once you have those three ingredients and your equipment, you can start making your own energy bars.

2. Instructions– Put a cup or two of nuts in the food processor. Add equal amounts of dates dried fruit and dry oatmeal. You’ll want to break the ingredients up, so feel free to pulse them.

Process the ingredients for up to a 1-2 minutes or do it until everything is in small pieces. Afterwards, you will process for 2-3 minutes and keep doing this until the ingredients form a ball or are well-mixed together. Feel free to process the ingredients for longer than three minutes, but only if it’s necessary.

Next, take the ingredients and put the mixture on the plastic wrap, but shape the dough into a square. Wrap it up well and put them in the fridge. In the morning, the dough should be cold and hard, and you can divide them into bars. To do this, just place them on a cutting board and cut into the sizes you desire.

Store the bars you don’t eat. However, after 3-4 weeks you should throw them out, unless you freeze them. They should last up to three months in the freezer.

Do you want more energy? If so, then give the above a try. You will love the bars and will eat them regularly.

Winter is the time to put your RV and camping gear to bed (sadly) and it’s a good time to give your gas grill a good scrub before tucking it away for the season. We found a great video that walks you through the whole process. It basically goes something like this:

You’ll need:
Some kind of ground cover such as a tarp or old newspapers, the manufacturer’s assembly instructions, grill cleaner, aluminum foil, garden hose, a bucket with soap and water, and a scrub brush.

**A good tip that was mentioned is that you can use the camera feature on your mobile phone to take photos of your grill as you dis-assemble it. This will help you when it’s time to re-assemble.

Cover your work area
Unhook the gas and turn off all control knobs and the propane tank
Remove the grids
Disconnect igniter wires and wrap the igniter source in foil
Give it all a good scrub-a-dub-dub
Rinse with water and allow to air dry
Use a pin or wire to unclog the holes in the burner ports
Scrub the burners well
Reattach burners
Scrub cooking grids

Your grill is an essential part of camping and following a good maintenance schedule will extend the life of your grill. You can see the details of really cleaning up your bbq grill in the video below. We look forward to seeing you around the campground next summer so be sure to make your reservation soon.

Meals are a big part of your camping plan and you want them to taste great, be easy to fix, and require little cleanup. Taking advantage of Maine’s many farm markets and orchards while you are here is a perfect way to enjoy fresh, tasty food right from your campsite.

May to June
During these months you can expect to see rhubarb, asparagus, radishes, peas, chives, and plenty of greens.

September to October
Fall bring lots of root vegetables such as winter squash, sweet potato, and turnips. You’ll also have access to lots of greens, cranberries, apples, pears, melons, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cukes, carrots, parsnips, scallions, and garlic.

It isn’t hard to eat well when you’re camping and it’s fun to shop the markets every couple of days or so to see what’s in season. We hope you enjoy your stay with us and take advantage of the fresh produce of the area when you are here.

We are seeing a lot of the newly designed pressure cookers in the campground of late. Like most people, we’ve heard the stories of past when pressure cookers could explode, leaving food on the ceiling and people being burned. Most of us have grown up afraid of this appliance because of these stories.

The pressure cooker has been updated now and is proving to be a very useful tool for campers. One of the biggest draws is that you can cook a roast in about half an hour, even if it’s frozen when you start. The new models can steam rice, braze meat, and make soups; all in one pot. That makes dinner easier when you can set it up in the morning, program it when to start, and clean up takes just a few minutes.

We want our campers to have more fun and less chores when they are here so we hope you’ll look into this new option for camping meals. You’re here to have fun so if cooking isn’t your idea of entertainment you might love a pressure cooker.